Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
GEORGE ELIOTExamining the world in order to find consolation is very much like looking carefully over the pages of a great book in order to find our own name . … Whether we find what we want or not, our preoccupation has hindered us from a true knowledge of the contents.
More George Eliot Quotes
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People who live at a distance are naturally less faulty than those immediately under our own eyes.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.
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Consequences are unpitying.
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An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.
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It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.
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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
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The thing we look forward to often comes to pass, but never precisely in the way we have imagined to ourselves.
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It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
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I think I dislike what I don’t like more than I like what I like.
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The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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We want people to feel with us more than to act for us.
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What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined – to strengthen each other – to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
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The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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